SQUALOR, SUPERSTITIONS AND FATALISTIC SLOTH

[Shadow]

News With Views

By Frosty Wooldridge
December 5, 2005
NewsWithViews.com

“You don’t know my people—the squalor, superstitions, the fatalistic sloth that they’ve wallowed in for generations. You don’t know what you’re in for if that fleet of brutes ever lands in your lap. Everything will change in this country of yours. They will swallow you up.” Jean Raspail, “Camp of the Saints”

The author served notice to his beloved France 30 years ago with that incisive novel. The French didn’t listen. The United States isn’t listening, either!

After the past dozen terror attacks around the world such as 9/11, Madrid train bombings, London bombings, nightclub bombings and Theo Van Gogh stabbed in the streets of Amsterdam--last month, Paris, France burned. Their ‘fatalistic sloth’ rose up with Molotov cocktails that torched over 5,000 cars.

America’s own suicide stands SO self-evident through Raspail’s words when he talks about Europe proceeding toward its own peril when it allowed the rate of immigration to exceed the rate of assimilation. They swallowed the deadliest scorpion in the Middle Eastern desert by inviting a stone-age culture and religion into their advanced European culture.

[Doc]

shadow said:

News With Views

By Frosty Wooldridge
December 5, 2005
NewsWithViews.com

“You don’t know my people—the squalor, superstitions, the fatalistic sloth that they’ve wallowed in for generations. You don’t know what you’re in for if that fleet of brutes ever lands in your lap. Everything will change in this country of yours. They will swallow you up.” Jean Raspail, “Camp of the Saints”

The author served notice to his beloved France 30 years ago with that incisive novel. The French didn’t listen. The United States isn’t listening, either!

After the past dozen terror attacks around the world such as 9/11, Madrid train bombings, London bombings, nightclub bombings and Theo Van Gogh stabbed in the streets of Amsterdam--last month, Paris, France burned. Their ‘fatalistic sloth’ rose up with Molotov cocktails that torched over 5,000 cars.

America’s own suicide stands SO self-evident through Raspail’s words when he talks about Europe proceeding toward its own peril when it allowed the rate of immigration to exceed the rate of assimilation. They swallowed the deadliest scorpion in the Middle Eastern desert by inviting a stone-age culture and religion into their advanced European culture.

Well, as I look back over my lifetime, yes, we're sliding bad. And fast.
Although the upper class has more than ever, the middle is slipping and the lower classes are ruined.

Poor people in the 50's could lead a decent life. Now, its all struggle for them. And so often trapped by neighborhoods with a horrible quality of life.

[Shadow]

I've given that good deal of thought myself...

One thing that stands out in my mind is what they consider
to be 'poverty' level now. I honestly don't believe they have
taken a serious look at the numbers in years. When I was in
college, if memory serves, poverty level was somewhere
around $10,000 a year. looking at todays economics i would
make a guess and say $20,000 t o$25,000 would be closer
to the truth. JMO mind you, I'm by no means an economist.

Edited to add:

My particular figures are based on living in and prices in
Mississippi.

[Doc]

You post such good articles and points, shad.

It is like a stupor has befallen the genral public. We float thru oblivious in this country. Flouride? Or just apathy?

[lili]

Definitely apathy. Our government is so corrupt. Trying to live on under $20,000 a year is impossible !
PLEASE, don't get me started

[Shadow]

I would have to agree with apathy myself. Apathy due to lack
of challenge. People don't seem to strive to improve themselves
as a whole; Individuals yes but not the whole.

On balance part of the overall problem is that things have
been made too easy. No challenge, no reason to strive to
improve yourself. Look at the 'no child left behind' ideaology.
It doesn't matter if the children learn or not or so it seems!
How can you care if it, the goal, is handed to you?